Dove and Rainbow

Dove and Rainbow Sheffield's friendly City Centre Rock and Alternative Community Pub is hidden away behind Spoons. Sundays and Mondays are for sleeping...
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We're a Rock Pub, rather than a Live Music Venue (apart from Open Mic/Special Events), and new Friends, Students and Out-of-town Visitors are always welcome Welcome to the Dove - Sheffield's friendly City Centre Rock and Alternative Community Pub is hidden away behind Spoons. We're a Rock Pub, rather than a Live Music Venue (apart from Open Mic/Special Events), and new Friends, Students and Out-of-town Visitors are always welcome

We're a “proper pub”, just off the beaten track in Sheffield City Centre S1, with a beer garden (well, more of a smoking area tbh), pool table, jukebox and a Rock DJ on Saturday night. We open at 4pm in the week, and 2.30pm on a Saturday, and closing time just depends (but it won't ever be before 11pm in the week or 2am on a weekend).

The diary is well and truly open for mid-week bookings for any groups, societies, clubs, gatherings etc (not just studen...
09/09/2026

The diary is well and truly open for mid-week bookings for any groups, societies, clubs, gatherings etc (not just students - everyone welcome) who would like somewhere to meet, and either just have a Social, or use for games, crafting etc.

It's completely free to book, and we just ask that you buy drinks at the bar. Just have a chat at the bar or send us a message, and we'll happily check for availability

HRH Sleaze - you were amazing, and it was sooo good to have you all back in Sheffield! Next week it's the turn of HRH Bl...
07/09/2026

HRH Sleaze - you were amazing, and it was sooo good to have you all back in Sheffield! Next week it's the turn of HRH Blues, and we'll do it all over again with a different crowd. Once again we'll also open on the Sunday (usually our day off) from 10.30pm for anyone wanting end of the weekend drinks after the Event itself finishes.

And thank you so much to our wonderful Bar Team, who did an amazing job of keeping you all cheerfully supplied with beverages, despite you all turning up in large numbers at the same time :-)

As a rule, Sundays are for sleeping. But we've really enjoyed having everyone back this weekend, so we're making an exce...
06/09/2026

As a rule, Sundays are for sleeping. But we've really enjoyed having everyone back this weekend, so we're making an exception tonight and will be open 10.30pm -2am for all our Sleazy friends :-)

Its sooo good to see all our Out-of-town Friends and Regulars again, and we'll be doing it all again tonight! Open til 3...
05/09/2026

Its sooo good to see all our Out-of-town Friends and Regulars again, and we'll be doing it all again tonight! Open til 3am, and as always, you are welcome to bring / order food in with you if you need a bit of a sit down and time to re-fuel during the day.

Sundays are usually for sleeping, but you asked and we will deliver. Open from 10.30pm on Sunday (sorry, it's everyone's day off, so we can't manage all day, but we know you want somewhere to finish the weekend off in style). This one is not a Private Party, so all welcome if you are out and about in town and fancy a Sunday Night Sleaze Party! Licensed 'til 2 on a Sunday...

Looking forward to seeing our Out-of-town Regulars (as well as our Local Regulars too, of course) as HRH Sleaze hits She...
04/09/2026

Looking forward to seeing our Out-of-town Regulars (as well as our Local Regulars too, of course) as HRH Sleaze hits Sheffield again!

We'll be open til 3am tonight and tomorrow, so plenty of time for post-gig Drinkies at the Dove :-)

Mr Ted invites you to a game of pool on our newly re-purpled table! (another word I think I've invented, and am quite pl...
02/09/2026

Mr Ted invites you to a game of pool on our newly re-purpled table! (another word I think I've invented, and am quite pleased with)

You'll need a Fiver cash deposit for the bats, and some pound coins for the table, but don't worry if you don't carry cash. As long as you have your actual card with you (and know the PIN) you can request cash back when you buy your drinks at the bar. But you need to remember to get it when making a purchase, as we can't do a no-sale cashback transaction afterwards, which would mean having to buy more drinks, which would of course be a tradgedy...

Not long now.... We've bought the Rum early! Who's already got their outfit sorted?
01/09/2026

Not long now....
We've bought the Rum early! Who's already got their outfit sorted?

We're getting excited for the return of all our students in the next few weeks. If you are a group / society etc (studen...
31/08/2026

We're getting excited for the return of all our students in the next few weeks. If you are a group / society etc (students or not) and would like to book our VIP Area on a weeknight, so you can have an exclusive area for newbies to meet you, please get in touch. Regular, or one-off bookings all welcome, and there is no charge - we're just happy to have you! We can always fit everyone in the pub, but there is only 1 VIP Area, and bookings are first come, first served.

As always, you don't have to book (we're a pub and you can just turn up!), and passing pubcrawls are always welcome, but it generally helps if we know in advance if there might be a lot of you, so you don't end up with just me trying to serve 20 of you when you all walk in...

Open 'til "at least" 2am Fridays and Saturdays, as always, so plenty of time for post-gig / Festival Drinkies, and perfe...
28/08/2026

Open 'til "at least" 2am Fridays and Saturdays, as always, so plenty of time for post-gig / Festival Drinkies, and perfectly located as you head back into town for the Hotels.

If we've got enough in, we'll keep serving later than 2, but equally don't turn up too late and miss the party, as once we've decided to start clearing up, so the staff can start drinking too, it's usually too late for new-comers...

Sundays and Mondays are for sleeping (usually) but today we are delighted to be hosting Matt's Wedding Reception. It's i...
24/08/2026

Sundays and Mondays are for sleeping (usually) but today we are delighted to be hosting Matt's Wedding Reception. It's invite only, and Matt has issued a secret password to get in! Many congratulations to Matt and Ele :-)

The pub in general is available for Private Hire (well not actually "hire" as we don't charge!) on Sundays and Mondays for Special Occasions/ Events, and the VIP Area is available to book out at any time, so please just have a chat at the bar, or send us a message if you have something in mind.

Address

2 Hartshead Square
Sheffield
S12FD

Opening Hours

Tuesday 4pm - 11pm
Wednesday 4pm - 11pm
Thursday 4pm - 11pm
Friday 4pm - 2am
Saturday 2:30pm - 2am

Telephone

+441142721594

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